Health
Why you’re stiff in the morning: Your body suppresses inflammation when you sleep at night
New research published online in The FASEB Journal, describes a protein created by the body’s “biological clock” that actively represses...
New sun cream compound offers unprecedented protection against UVA radiation
Credit: AP Commercial Photography A new wonder compound developed by University of Bath scientists in collaboration with King’s College London...
Common additive may be why you have food allergies
A Michigan State University researcher has found that a common food additive may be linked to a rise in food...
Warmer body temp puts the heat on the common cold
WavebreakmediaMicro – stock.adobe.com via Yale University New Haven, Conn. — A new Yale study reveals how body temperature affects the...
Milestone study on pomegranate anti-aging mechanism reported by Amazentis SA and EPFL
Lausanne, Switzerland, July 11, 2016 — Amazentis SA, an innovative life sciences company applying scientific breakthroughs in nutrition to manage...
Effect of cholesterol medicine on inflammatory diseases mapped
The cholesterol medicine simvastatin, which is one of the most commonly used pharmaceuticals in the world, also has a beneficial...
Early antiretroviral therapy reduces gut inflammation in HIV+ individuals
Combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) suppresses HIV replication and significantly slows the progression of disease, enabling HIV+ individuals to effectively manage...
GW researchers create conceptual model for acute, unscheduled care
WASHINGTON (July 7, 2016) — Researchers at the George Washington University (GW) created a conceptual model for episodes of acute,...
Biofilm formation may complicate some necrotizing soft tissue infections
Group A streptococcus (GAS) can cause a life-threatening necrotizing fasciitis, which spreads rapidly and destroys soft tissue. Treatment of these...
Researchers and farmers collaborate to prevent E. coli
Credit: Photo by Rebekah Mosci, a co-author of the study. EAST LANSING, Mich. — A collaborative Michigan State University study...
Researchers begin promising malaria vaccine trial in Burkina Faso
Malaria is one of the world’s deadliest diseases: it infects hundreds of millions of people every year, and kills about...
Army researchers team with Sanofi Pasteur to co-develop a Zika virus vaccine
SILVER SPRING, Md. – The Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) announces a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement for...
Why do aged muscles heal slowly?
Baltimore, MD– As we age, the function and regenerative abilities of skeletal muscles deteriorate, which means it is difficult for...
Pasta is not fattening, quite the opposite
In recent years pasta gained a bad reputation: it will fatten you. This led lots of people to limit its...